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Chapter 9

           "IsleofWight!"repeatedDavid,lookingabouthimwiththatdignitywithwhichhehadlongbeenwonttosilencethewhisperingechoesofhisschool;"’tisabravetune,andsettosolemnwords;letitbesungwithmeetrespect!"

           Afterallowingamomentofstillness,toenforcehisdiscipline,thevoiceofthesingerwasheard,inlow,murmuringsyllables,graduallystealingontheear,untilitfilledthenarrowvaultwithsoundsrenderedtreblythrillingbythefeebleandtremulousutteranceproducedbyhisdebility.Themelody,whichnoweaknesscoulddestroy,graduallywroughtitssweetinfluenceonthesensesofthosewhoheardit.ItevenprevailedoverthemiserabletravestyofthesongofDavidwhichthesingerhadselectedfromavolumeofsimilareffusions,andcausedthesensetobeforgottenintheinsinuatingharmonyofthesounds.Aliceunconsciouslydriedhertears,andbenthermeltingeyesonthepallidfeaturesofGamutwithanexpressionofchasteneddelightthatsheneitheraffectednorwishedtoconceal.CorabestowedanapprovingsmileonthepiouseffortsofthenamesakeoftheJewishprince,andHeywardsoonturnedhissteady,sternlookfromtheoutletofthecavern,tofastenit,withamildercharacter,onthefaceofDavid,ortomeetthewanderingbeamswhichatmomentsstrayedfromthehumideyesofAlice.Theopensympathyofthelistenersstirredthespiritofthevotaryofmusic,whosevoiceregaineditsrichnessandvolume,withoutlosingthattouchingsoftnesswhichproveditssecretcharm.

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